Propylene polymerization was carried out with MCM-41 supported rac-Et(Ind)2ZrCl2 catalysts, in the presence and absence of beta-cyclodextrin. The resultant PP was studied by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and differential scanning calorimetry. Through comparison of the results, it was found that the channels of MCM-41 could act as a nanoreactor of propylene polymerization and the polypropylene (PP) contained in the channels had noncrystal structure. However, the PP could grow out of the channels and form some crystals after the active sites on the surface of MCM-41 were destroyed. This showed that the channels of MCM-41 had great confinement effects on propylene polymerization.

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Summary: In this paper, the graft of poly(propylene) fiber with acrylic acid is investigated. The effects of grafting temperature, monomer concentration, and grafting time on the grafting degree of acrylic acid onto poly(propylene) fiber are discussed. In contrast to the conventional method of determining the grafting degree gravimetrically, the acid‐base titration method used in this paper was more efficient, even at low grafting degree. High‐performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was used to estimate the averaged length of the grafted poly(acrylic acid) chains on each grafted site of poly(propylene) backbone. And also a mechanism for the grafting polymerization is proposed.Possible microstructures of two PP‐g‐AA samples at the same grafting degree.imagePossible microstructures of two PP‐g‐AA samples at the same grafting degree.

A novel MgCl2/SiO2‐supported Ziegler–Natta catalyst was prepared using a new one‐pot ball milling method. Using this catalyst, polyethylenes with different molecular weight distributions were synthesized. The effects of the [Si]/[Mg] ratio, polymerization temperature and [Al]/[Ti] ratio on the catalytic activity, the kinetic behaviour and the molecular weight and the polydispersity of the resultant polymer were studied. It was found that the polydispersity index of the polymer could be adjusted over a wide range of 5–30 through regulating the [Si]/[Mg] ratio and polymerization temperature, and especially when the [Si]/[Mg] ratio was 1.70, the polydispersity index could reach over 25. This novel bi‐supported Ziegler–Natta catalyst is thus useful for preparing polyethylene with a required molecular weight distribution using current equipment and technological processes. Copyright © 2005 Society of Chemical Industry